Northrop & Wickham v. City of Richmond
Supreme Court of Virginia
Error to a judgment of the Hustings Court of the city of Richmond in prosecution for violation of a city ordinance. Defendants, having been found guilty, assign error.
1Opinion of the Court
Keith,
P., delivered the opinion of the court.
A warrant was issued by the police justice of the city of Richmond, charging William Horthrop and Henry T. Wick-ham, as receivers of the Richmond Passenger and Power Company, with the violation of an ordinance of the city requiring the Passenger and Power Company to place on sale at conve.nient points within the city of Richmond tickets to be sold and delivered to pupils presenting certificates of enrollment in the Smithdeal Business College, a school located in the city of Richmond, at the rate of two for five cents, to be used between the hours…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Johnson v. Southern Pacific Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1904
- United States v. LacherSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Chicago v. SheldonSupreme Court of the United States · 1870
- Smith v. BryanSupreme Court of Virginia · 1902
- City of Vincennes v. Citizens' Gas Light Co.Indiana Supreme Court · 1892
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- Withers v. Pulaski County Board of EducationCourt of Appeals of Kentucky · 1967
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